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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 45 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 25. Calls upon States to promote the meaningful participation of and active consultation with children and adolescents affected by humanitarian situations on all issues affecting them, and to raise awareness about their rights through safe spaces, forums and support networks that provide children with information, life skills and leadership skills training and opportunities to be empowered, to express themselves and to participate meaningfully, consistent with their evolving capacities, during and after an emergency; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, para. 51 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 21. Expresses deep concern at the conditions of the Palestinian prisoners and detainees, including minors, in Israeli jails and detention centres, calls upon Israel to explicitly prohibit torture, including psychological torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, demands that Israel, the occupying Power, fully respect and abide by its international law obligations towards all Palestinian prisoners and detainees in its custody, expresses its concern at the continued extensive use of administrative detention, calls for the full implementation of the agreement reached in May 2012 for a prompt and independent investigation into all cases of death in custody, and calls upon Israel to immediately release all Palestinian prisoners, including Palestinian legislators, detained in violation of international law; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures, para. 39 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 7. Also expresses its grave concern that, in some countries, the socioeconomic conditions of family members, particularly women and children, are adversely affected by unilateral coercive measures, imposed and maintained contrary to international law and the Charter, that create obstacles to trade relations among States, restrict movement through various means of transport, impede the full realization of social and economic development and hinder the well-being of the population in the affected countries, with particular consequences for women, children, including adolescents, the elderly and persons with disabilities; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
Accelerating efforts to eliminate violence against women: engaging men and boys in preventing and responding to violence against all women and girls 2017, para. 9g | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Calls upon States to take immediate and effective action to prevent violence against women and girls by:] Developing and implementing educational programmes and teaching materials, including comprehensive sexuality education, based on full and accurate information, for all adolescents and youth, in a manner consistent with their evolving capacities, with appropriate direction and guidance from parents and legal guardians, with the active involvement of all relevant stakeholders, in order to modify the social and cultural patterns of conduct of men and women of all ages, to eliminate prejudices and to promote and build decision-making, communication and risk reduction skills for the development of respectful relationships based on gender equality and human rights, as well as teacher education and training programmes for both formal and non-formal education; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Taking note with appreciation of the report submitted by the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee at the present session on the study on the global issue of unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights, in which the Committee defines the areas, reasons and cases in which this issue arises in the world, and the way in which human rights are threatened and violated, and makes recommendations for the consideration of States on how to protect the human rights of unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Child, early and forced marriage in humanitarian settings 2017, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Noting the work of the World Health Organization High-level Working Group on the Health and Human Rights of Women, Children and Adolescents, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States to ensure appropriate, integrated and gender-sensitive child protection care and services for all unaccompanied and separated migrant children and adolescents starting from the time of their arrival, in accordance with relevant international legal frameworks, taking into account the principle of the best interests of the child and the special needs of unaccompanied migrant children and those separated from their families, to protect them against all forms of abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence and to work to provide for their health, education and psychosocial development in a manner that is age- and gender-sensitive and that ensures a continuum of protection throughout the migration cycle and across transnational borders; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages States to prevent the separation of migrant children and adolescents from their families, to establish effective systems in conformity with their international obligations and commitments, and to prioritize family reunification for unaccompanied or separated children with their parents, except when further separation is necessary in the best interests of the child, taking full account of the right of the child to express his or her views freely in matters that affect them and ensuring that applications by the child, or his or her parents, to enter or leave a country for the purpose of family reunification are dealt with in a positive, humane and expeditious manner and entail no adverse consequences for the applicants or family members; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 11 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, within the framework of the preparations for the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration and in accordance with General Assembly resolutions 71/1 and 71/280 of 6 April 2017, to provide inputs submitted to the Human Rights Council by the Office of the High Commissioner for the forthcoming stocktaking meeting and to engage with Members States and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for International Migration to help to identify, through a human rights-based approach, concrete measures and best practices to improve the human rights situation of unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reminds States that the detention of a migrant child or adolescent on the basis of their migration status or that of their parents is seldom, if ever, in the best interests of the child, and also reminds them of their commitment to work towards ending this practice, and calls upon States to consider reviewing policies that criminalize cross-border movements and to adopt alternatives to detention for children that take into account the best interests of the child, as a primary consideration, and respect the human rights of migrant children and adolescents, including the right to preserve their identities and family relations and not to be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with their families; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Also calls upon States to promote and protect effectively the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all migrants, especially unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents, regardless of their migration status, and to address international migration through international, regional or bilateral cooperation and dialogue and a comprehensive and balanced approach, recognizing the roles and responsibilities of countries of origin, transit and destination in promoting and protecting the human rights of all migrants and avoiding approaches that might aggravate their vulnerability; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Child, early and forced marriage in humanitarian settings 2017, para. 10 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States to promote the meaningful participation of and active consultation with children and adolescents affected by humanitarian settings, especially girls, on all issues affecting them, and to raise awareness about their rights, including the negative impact of child, early and forced marriage, through safe spaces, forums and support networks that provide girls and boys with information, life skills and leadership skills training and opportunities to be empowered, to express themselves, to participate meaningfully in all decisions that affect them and to become agents of change within their communities; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling also all previous resolutions of the General Assembly on the protection of the human rights of migrants, in particular those relating to the situation of unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents, such as resolutions 69/187 of 18 December 2014 and 71/177 of 19 December 2016, the Human Rights Council resolutions on the protection of the human rights of migrants, in particular resolutions 9/5 of 16 September 2008, 12/6 of 12 October 2009, 29/12 of 2 July 2015, 33/7 of 29 September 2016 and 35/17 of 22 June 2017, Commission on Population and Development resolution 2013/1 of 26 April 2013, entitled “New trends in migrations: demographic aspects”, and the Declaration of the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, adopted on 3 October 2013, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 14 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Expressing serious concern about the vulnerability of and risks faced by migrants in countries of transit and destination, in particular children, including adolescents, who are unaccompanied or separated from their families, who are forced to flee or decide to leave their homelands owing to multiple causes and who travel alone migratory routes, regardless of their migratory status, since they may be exposed to serious human rights violations and abuses that can threaten their physical, emotional and psychological well-being, and may also be exposed to crimes and human rights abuses committed by transnational criminal organizations or gangs, including crimes such as theft, kidnapping, extortion, physical abuse, the sale of and trafficking in persons, forced labour, and sexual abuse and exploitation, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 19 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing that discussions on the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration are an important opportunity to address the issue of unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Taking note of the reports submitted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the panel discussion on unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights held at the thirty-fifth session of the Human Rights Council and on the promotion and protection of the human rights of migrants in the context of large movements, submitted to the Council at its thirty-third session, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Urges States to give primary consideration at all times to the best interests of the child, particularly with regard to children in transit or crossing borders, and when formulating policies on integration, return or family reunification, to carry out individualized, comprehensive best-interest assessments to identify the protection needs of migrant children and adolescents, particularly unaccompanied and separated children, and to carry out early and prompt assessments of victims of violence, exploitation and abuse who may qualify for refugee status or other forms of protection; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Elimination of discrimination against women and girls 2017, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Urges States to ensure the promotion, protection and the fulfilment of all human rights and the full and effective implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the outcome documents of their review conferences and of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights in this context, and to promote, protect and fulfil the right of all women to have full control over and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality and sexual and reproductive health, free from discrimination, coercion and violence, including through the removal of legal barriers and the development and enforcement of policies, good practices and legal frameworks that respect the right to decide autonomously in matters regarding their own lives and health, including their bodies, and to ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health, services, information and education, including for family planning, safe and effective methods of modern contraception, emergency contraception, prevention programmes for adolescent pregnancy, maternal health care, such as skilled birth attendance and emergency obstetric care, safe abortion where not against national law and the prevention and treatment of reproductive tract infections, sexually transmitted infections, HIV and reproductive cancers and the integration of sexual and reproductive health into national strategies and programmes; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Taking note with appreciation of the work of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, especially the reports in which the mandate holder addressed the human rights of unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents, in particular his report on the human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility, presented to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-fifth session, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2017, para. 13 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Concerned that 1 million girls under 15 give birth every year, and that the risk of maternal mortality is highest for adolescent girls under 15 years of age, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 10 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages States to take into consideration the present resolution in the development of the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration, and to consider specific measures to strengthen the rights of migrant children and adolescents, paying particular attention to the specific needs of unaccompanied and separated migrant children; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Invites the special procedures of the Human Rights Council, in accordance with their mandates, to continue to give due consideration to the situation of unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and the impact of this issue on the full enjoyment of their human rights, and to continue to report thereon; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Child, early and forced marriage in humanitarian settings 2017, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States to promote and protect the right of women and girls to equal access to education through enhanced emphasis on free and quality primary and secondary education, including catch-up and literacy education for those who have not received formal education or have left school early, including because of marriage and/or childbearing, which empowers young women and girls to make informed decisions about their lives, employment, economic opportunities and health, including through scientifically accurate, age-appropriate comprehensive education, relevant to cultural contexts, that provides adolescent girls and boys and young women and men, in and out of school, consistent with their evolving capacities, with information on sexual and reproductive health, gender equality and the empowerment of women, human rights, physical, psychological and pubertal development and power in relationships between women and men, to enable them to build self-esteem and informed decision-making, communication and risk reduction skills and to develop respectful relationships, in full partnership with young persons, parents, legal guardians, caregivers, educators and health-care providers, in order to contribute to ending child, early and forced marriage; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 17 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing that, for the full and harmonious development of a child’s personality, he or she should grow up in a family environment and in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding, and, therefore, that States of origin, destination and, where appropriate, transit should, as applicable under national law, facilitate family reunification as an important objective in order to promote the welfare and the best interests of migrant children, including adolescents, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Human rights in the administration of justice, including juvenile justice 2017, para. 20 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming that the best interests of the child must be a primary consideration in all decisions concerning the deprivation of liberty and, in particular, that depriving children and juveniles of their liberty should be used only as a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate period of time, in particular before trial, and the need to ensure that, if they are arrested, detained or imprisoned, children should be separated from adults to the greatest extent feasible, unless it is considered in the child’s best interest not to be, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2017, para. 20 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Noting global initiatives and partnerships to assist countries in the implementation of the commitments of the 2030 Agenda, inter alia, the Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health (2016-2030), the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, the Global Programme to Accelerate Action to End Child Marriage, the Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, the High Time to End Violence against Children initiative, Alliance 8.7 to eradicate forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and child labour, the Global Partnership for Education, the Global Education First Initiative, the Global Alliance for reporting progress on promoting peaceful, just and inclusive societies, the We Protect Global Alliance to End Child Sexual Abuse Online, and the Fast-Track strategy to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, and tools such as the technical guidance on the application of a human rights-based approach to the implementation of policies and programmes to reduce and eliminate preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate violence against women: engaging men and boys in preventing and responding to violence against all women and girls 2017, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Taking note of the work of the High-level Working Group on the Health and Human Rights of Women, Children and Adolescents, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2016, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Notes the request made by the Advisory Committee at its sixteenth session to extend the time schedule envisaged to allow for better informed work by, inter alia, taking into account the work currently under way by the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the Committee on the Rights of the Child, which is scheduled to be finalized at the end of 2016, and requests the Advisory Committee to submit a final report on the global issue of unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-sixth session; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2016, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Decides to remain seized of the matter. | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age as a human rights concern 2016, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Acknowledging the work done by the United Nations and its specialized agencies, funds and programmes in relation to the reduction and elimination of preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age, and in that regard notes the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016-2030) and the establishment of the Independent Accountability Panel, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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